Planar PT1510MX User manual

PT1510MX
Touchscreen LCD Monitors
USER’S GUIDE
www.planar.com

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Table of Contents
Usage Notice
Precautions........................................................................................2
Introduction
About Planar’s PT1510MX.................................................................3
Touch Screen for PT1510MX……………………………………………..4
Package Overview .............................................................................5
Installation
Product Overview...............................................................................6
VESA Mount your monitor………………………………………………..9
Start Your Installation…………………………………………………….10
User Controls
Front Panel Controls ........................................................................14
How to Use the OSD Menus ............................................................15
On-Screen Display Menus For PT1510MX Product .........................16
Appendices
Troubleshooting ...............................................................................17
Warning Signal.................................................................................18
Product Dimensions.........................................................................19
Compatibility Modes.........................................................................20
Touch Screen Driver Installation………………………………………..21
Product Registration and Technical Support…………………………..24

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Usage Notice
Warning -To prevent the risk of fire or shock hazards, do not
expose this product to rain or moisture.
Warning -Please do not open or disassemble the product as
this may cause electric shock.
Precautions
Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended
in this user’s manual to maximize the life of your unit.
Do:
Turn off the product before cleaning.
Touch screen surface may be cleaned using a soft clean cloth
moistened with mild window glass commercial cleaners or 50/50
mixture of water and isopropyl alcohol.
Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display
housing.
Use only high quality and safety approved AC/DC adapter that
comes with your monitor.
Disconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not going
to be used for an extended period of time.
Don’t:
Do not touch the LCD Display screen surface with sharp or hard
objects.
Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents for your cleaning.
Do not operate the product under the following conditions:
- Extremely hot, cold or humid environment.
- Areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt.
- Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field.
- In direct sunlight.

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Introduction
About Planar’s PT1510MX
The PT1510MX is a 15” flat panel screen with an active matrix,
thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD).
Features include:
Direct Analog signal input
Active matrix TFT LCD technology
1024x768 XGA resolution
15” diagonal screen size
31.5 ~ 60 kHz horizontal scan
56 ~ 75 Hz high refresh rate
Auto adjustment function
Multilingual OSD user controls
VESA DPMS power saving
Kensington security slot
Built-in speakers for multimedia application
75 mm VESA mount
Removable base for flexible mounting solutions
5-wire Resistive touch screen with dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Built-in Speakers – 1W/channel

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Touch Screen for PT1510MX
Analog 5-wire resistive touch screen for finger and stylus input
Surface: Anti-glare treatment
Interface: Dual RS-232 Serial/USB controller
Durability: 35 million touches at a single point
Hardness of surface: 2H MIN (As provided in JIS K 5400)
Operating force: 0.10~1.96N(10g~200g when using a silicon tipped pen
with a 3 mm radius and a hardness of 60)
Transmissivity: 76% (Typ.)
Driver: Supports Windows® VISTA, XP, 2000, ME, 98, NT4.0, CE,
XP Embedded, Linux, Apple® Mac OS

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Package Overview
LCD Display Power Adapter Power Cord
VGA Signal Cable Audio-in Cable USB Cable
RS-232 Cable Landing Strip Touchscreen Driver
Installation CD-ROM
User’s Guide

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Installation
Product Overview
 Front View
 Back View

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Connector Ports “A”
Connector Ports “B”
RS-232 USB

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Kensington Security Slot
The monitor can be secured to your desk or any other fixed object with
Kensington lock security products. The Kensington lock is not included.

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VESA Mount Your Monitor
This monitor conforms to the VESA Flat Panel Mounting Physical Mounting
Interface Standard which defines a physical mounting interface for flat panel
monitors, and corresponding standards for flat panel monitor mounting
devices, such as wall and table arms. The VESA mounting interface is
located on the back of your monitor.
To mount the monitor on a swing arm or other mounting fixture, follow the
instructions included with the mounting fixture to be used.
Warning!
Please select the proper screws!
The distance between the back cover surface and the bottom of the
screw hole is 8mm. Please use M4 screw diameter with a maximum
length of 8 mm.

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Start Your Installation


Remove the Back Cover
Please follow these instructions to remove the cover on the back panel of
the LCD so that you can connect the cables in “Connector Ports B.”
1. To remove the back cover, follow the arrows in Figure A and press with
both your thumbs. The cover should be removed by pressing firmly
along the edges while pulling on the cover.
2. Follow the instructions on P. 11 ( Figure 11.1 ) to connect the cables in
“Connector Ports B.”
3. Fix the cover back to the LCD by pressing firmly until the tabs snap into
place. You may also keep the cables in order by using the cable
organizer.

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Connecting the Display (Figure 11.1, 11.2)
To setup this display, please refer to the following figure and procedures.
1. Be sure all equipment is turned off.
2. Connect the DC power cord to the power connector on the monitor; plug
one end of the AC power cord into the power adapter, and the other end
into an electrical outlet (11.1).
3. Connect the VGA signal cable from the display’s VGA input connector to
the 15-pin connector of your host computer and tighten the screws
(11.1).
4. Connect the Audio-In cable from the audio input port of your display to
the Audio-out port of your computer (11.1).
5. Configure the touch screen. Refer to the “Touch Screen Driver
Installation section on page 21.
6. Once the touch screen is configured, monitor is ready for use.
To ensure the LCD display works well with your computer, please
configure the display mode of your graphics card to make it less
than or equal to 1024 x 768 resolution and make sure the timing of
the display mode is compatible with the LCD display.
We have listed the compatible “Video Modes” of your LCD display
in the appendix for your reference.

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User Controls
Front Panel Controls
No / Icon Control Function
MENU Menu button Display the OSD menus
SELECT/AUTO
Select/Auto
Select – To select the adjustment items from
OSD menus.
Auto – To activate the “Auto Adjustment”
function to obtain an optimum image.
 Brightness
Minus/Minus
1.
Decreases the brightness of the display
image.
2.Decreases value of the adjustment items.



Brightness
Plus/Plus
1.
Increases the brightness of the display
image.
2. Increases value of the adjustment items.
 Power Switch
Switches on/off the power of the LCD
display.
 Power LED
1. Green indicates the display is turned on.
2. Amber indicates the display is in
power-saving mode.
1.

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How to Use the OSD Menus
1. Press the "MENU" button to pop up the “on-screen menu” and to select
among the four Main Menus.
2. Choose the adjustment items by pressing the “Select/Auto” button.
3. Adjust the value of the adjustment items by pressing the “

”or “

“ button.
2. The OSD menu will automatically close, if you have left it idle for a
pre-set time.
3. To disable the OSD menu buttons, please follow the instructions below:
(Please note: the monitor has to be ON with a valid signal present)
a. Press and hold the “-“ and “Menu” key simultaneously for 4
seconds.
b. The wording “OSD Locked” will appear for 4 seconds on the
monitor. This indicates that all the front buttons, with the exception
of the power button, are no disabled.
4. To enable the OSD menu buttons, please follow the instructions below.
(Please note: the monitor has to be ON with a valid signal present)
a. Press and hold the “-“ and “Menu” key simultaneously for 4
seconds.
b. The wording “OSD Unlocked” will appear for 4 seconds on the
monitor. This indicates that all the front buttons are now enabled.

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On-Screen Display Menus for the PT1510MX Product
Main Menu
Menu
Level 2
Function Descrip
tion
Remark
Brightness Choose this function to adjust the
brightness of the image.
Default 30
Contrast Choose this function to adjust the
contrast of the image.
Default 40
LCD
Adjustment Clock Minimizes any vertical bars or stripes visible on the screen.
Phase
Minimizes any horizontal distortion and
clears or sharpens the displayed
characters.
H. Position Changes the horizontal position of the
image.
V. Position Changes the vertical position of the
image.
Color
Temperature
Opens the color temperature sub-menu
where you can select the desired color
temperature of the image. ( SRGB /
9300K / 7200K / 6500K / 5000K /
USER )
Default is
7200K
ECO mode Enables or disables the power savings
mode. ( On/Off )
Language
Opens the language sub-menu where
you can select the desired language of
the OSD.
Default
English
Other Setup Smooth Adjusts the smoothness of the image. Default 0
OSD H. Position
Changes the horizontal position of the
OSD.
Default 50
OSD V. Position Changes the vertical position of the
OSD.
Default 50
OSD
Transparency
Changes the opaqueness of the OSD
background.
Default 0
OSD Time out
Adjusts the amount of time the OSD
menu will be displayed for after
inactivity.
Default 30
Volume Adjusts the sound volume. Default 50
Mode Message
Enables or disables the display of
information.
Reset Resets the display parameters back to
its factory default settings.
Exit Exit the OSD menu.